STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1644

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 175

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 175 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WITH THE GOAL OF ALLOWING THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TO SELF-REGULATE AND MANAGE PRIVATE PRESCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to improve the operations of private preschools in Hawaii by requesting the Department of Human Services (DHS) to implement a pilot public-private partnership program between DHS and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) with the goal of eventually allowing HAIS to self-regulate and manage its private preschools.

DHS, HAIS, Hanalani Schools, the Island Pacific Academy, Maryknoll School, Montessori Community School, Friendship Christian Schools, Hanahauoli School, and Waolani Judd Nazarene School testified in support of this concurrent resolution. The Hawaii Catholic Conference opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Expanding the scope of the pilot program to include the Hawaii Catholic Schools Department, the regulatory authority for Hawaii's Catholic elementary schools;

(2) Changing its title to read: "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND HAWAII CATHOLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT WITH THE GOAL OF ALLOWING THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND HAWAII CATHOLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT TO SELF-REGULATE AND MANAGE THEIR PRIVATE PRESCHOOLS"; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 175, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 175, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

		____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair